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Household of William Howat (born 1826, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Howat and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Howat, born in 1826 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie L Howat, born in 1842 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary T (born 1864 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane H (born 1865 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jessie L M (born 1871 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George M (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1808 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1842 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Jessie (born 1849 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Howat's household

Male

William

Howat

Head
Female

Jessie L

Howat

Wife
Female

Mary T

Howat

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Howat

Daughter
Male

William

Howat

Son
Female

Jessie L M

Howat

Daughter
Male

Edward

Howat

Son
Male

George M

Howat

Son
Female

Mary

Mongomery

Mother-In-Law
Female

Eliza

Rainey

Servant
Female

Jessie

Duncan

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Howat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Howat

Head

Married

55

1826

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie L

Howat

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary T

Howat

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane H

Howat

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Howat

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie L M

Howat

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Edward

Howat

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George M

Howat

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Mongomery

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Eliza

Rainey

Servant

Widow

39

1842

Ireland

Jessie

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

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